diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9bf059b4..2f458abe 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 
-__version__ = "7.9.1"
+__version__ = "7.9.2"
 
 result_handlers = [
     "db = rotest.core.result.handlers.db_handler:DBHandler",
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     url="https://github.com/gregoil/rotest",
     keywords="testing system django unittest",
     install_requires=[
-        'django>=1.8,<2.0',
+        'django>=1.8,<2',
         'py',
         'ipdbugger>=2.5',
         'xlwt',
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         'cached_property',
         'channels>=1,<2',
         'websocket-client>=0.56',
-        'pywin32<224; sys.platform == "win32"'
+        'pywin32<224; sys.platform == "win32"',
     ],
     extras_require={
         ':python_version=="2.7"': ['statistics'],
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
             "pathlib2",
             "flake8",
             "pylint",
+            "waiting",
         ]
     },
     python_requires=">=2.7,!=3.0.*,!=3.1.*,!=3.2.*,!=3.3.*,!=3.4.*,!=3.5.*",
diff --git a/src/rotest/management/client/websocket_client.py b/src/rotest/management/client/websocket_client.py
index 204c316f..f35f0a49 100644
--- a/src/rotest/management/client/websocket_client.py
+++ b/src/rotest/management/client/websocket_client.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 """Websocket client that sends pings periodically."""
-# pylint: disable=broad-except,bare-except
+# pylint: disable=broad-except,bare-except,no-self-use
 import threading
 
 import websocket
 
+from rotest.common import core_log
+
 
 class PingingWebsocket(websocket.WebSocket):
     """Websocket client that sends pings periodically.
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@ class PingingWebsocket(websocket.WebSocket):
     Attributes:
         ping_interval (number): interval between pings in seconds, default 15.
     """
-    def __init__(self, ping_interval=15, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, ping_interval=10, *args, **kwargs):
         super(PingingWebsocket, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.ping_interval = ping_interval
         self.pinging_thread = None
@@ -32,6 +34,10 @@ def close(self, *args, **kwargs):
             self.pinging_event.set()
             self.pinging_thread.join()
 
+    def handle_disconnection(self):
+        """Called on server disconnection."""
+        core_log.warning("Server disconnetion detected!")
+
     def ping_loop(self):
         """Ping periodically until the finish event."""
         while not self.pinging_event.wait(self.ping_interval):
@@ -39,4 +45,5 @@ def ping_loop(self):
                 self.send("ping")
 
             except:  # noqa
+                self.handle_disconnection()
                 break
diff --git a/tests/management/test_resource_manager.py b/tests/management/test_resource_manager.py
index 90f6ffad..167f6d85 100644
--- a/tests/management/test_resource_manager.py
+++ b/tests/management/test_resource_manager.py
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@
 import time
 
 from threading import Thread
+from unittest import TestCase
 
 import mock
+from waiting import wait
 from future.builtins import zip, range
 from django.db.models.query_utils import Q
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
@@ -20,10 +22,12 @@
 from rotest.management import BaseResource, ResourceRequest
 from rotest.management.models.resource_data import DataPointer
 from rotest.management.client.manager import ClientResourceManager
+from rotest.management.client.websocket_client import PingingWebsocket
 from rotest.management.common.resource_descriptor import \
                                             ResourceDescriptor as Descriptor
 from rotest.management.models.ut_models import (DemoResourceData,
                                                 DemoComplexResourceData)
+
 from rotest.management.models.ut_resources import (DemoService,
                                                    DemoResource,
                                                    DemoComplexResource)
@@ -2036,3 +2040,29 @@ def test_locking_resource_with_group_none(self):
                          % (self.NO_GROUP_RESOURCE, resource.name))
 
         self.get_resource(self.NO_GROUP_RESOURCE, owner="")
+
+
+class ClientWebsocketTests(TestCase):
+    """Tests for client behavior."""
+
+    TEST_ADDRESS = 'localhost'
+
+    @mock.patch('websocket._core.handshake')
+    @mock.patch('websocket._core.connect')
+    @mock.patch('rotest.management.client.websocket_client.'
+                'PingingWebsocket.handle_disconnection')
+    def test_server_disconnection(self, mock_callback, mock_connect, _):
+        """Check that 'close_session' is called at disconnect."""
+        client = PingingWebsocket(ping_interval=0.2)
+        mock_socket = mock.MagicMock()
+        mock_connect.return_value = mock_socket, self.TEST_ADDRESS
+        client.connect(self.TEST_ADDRESS)
+        wait(lambda: mock_socket.send.call_count > 1,
+             timeout_seconds=2, sleep_seconds=0.1,
+             waiting_for='Waiting for 2 pings')
+
+        mock_callback.assert_not_called()
+        mock_socket.send.side_effect = RuntimeError
+        wait(lambda: mock_callback.call_count > 0,
+             timeout_seconds=2, sleep_seconds=0.1,
+             waiting_for='Waiting for disconnection')